West Norriton police investigating traffic accident on Main Street

WEST NORRITON ­­— Police are investigating a Thursday afternoon traffic accident where a 2007 Hyundai Sonata collided with a 2007 Ford Taurus at the intersection of Main Street and North Schyulkill Avenue.

A 70-year-old West Norriton man was driving the Sonata southbound on North Schyulkill Avenue, said West Norriton Police Chief Dale Mabry. A 73-year-old Norristown woman was driving the Taurus westbound on Main Street when the accident occurred at 3:25 p.m.

“The Taurus apparently went through a red light at Schyulkill Avenue. The Hyundai struck the Taurus in the intersection,” Mabry said. “The Taurus left the roadway, drove onto the curb on the north side of Main Street and rotated clockwise. The rear of the car rode up a guide wire for a utility pole and the rear of the vehicle was left several feet off the ground.”

Firefighters from the Jefferson Fire Co. stabilized the Taurus so the woman could be removed from the vehicle. The woman was transported to Einstein Medical Center Montgomery by Plymouth Ambulance for evaluation. The driver of the Sonata was not injured.